Lisbon vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	84	97
🏙️ Population	546K	2.15M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 25% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2357th and 843rd ($1889 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and France, respectively. Check Portugal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 479th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Paris

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	Lisbon	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$15084

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488